Hemavati River

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River Hemavati at the southern side of Banakal

Hemavati dam in Gorur

For the Carnatic music ragam, see Hemavati (ragam).

The Hemavati (Kannada ಹೇಮಾವತಿ ) is a river in Karnataka, India,^[1] an important tributary of the Kaveri.

Origin and course

The Hemavati River starts in the Western Ghats at an elevation of about 1,219 metres^[2] near Ballala rayana durga in the Chikmagalur District of the state of Karnataka, in southern India. It flows through Tumkur, Hassan District where it is joined by its chief tributary, the Yagachi River, and then into Mysore district before joining the Kaveri near Krishnarajasagara. It is approximately 245 km long and has a drainage area of about 5,410 km².^[3] A large reservoir has been built on the river at Gorur in the Hassan district.

Hemavathi Dam,Arakalagud. Hassan

Footnotes

↑ '32FA8822F54E3774E0440003BA962ED3'&Diacritics=DC Hemāvati River (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
↑ "Main Rivers of Karnataka". Karnatakavision.com. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
↑ "Hemavati River". www.india9.com. Retrieved 2006-10-05.

External links

National Water Development Agency - Netravati - Hemavati Link

v t e Kaveri

Tributaries	Amaravati Arkavathy Bhavani Chinnar Hemavati Honnuhole Kabini Kollidam Lakshmana Tirtha Noyyal Pambar Shimsha

Dams	Banasura Sagar Dam Kallanai Dam Krishna Raja Sagara Dam Mettur Dam Upper Anaicut Lower Anaicut

Features	Bay of Bengal Deccan plateau Hogenakal Falls Shivanasamudra Falls Western Ghats

Cities and towns	Bhagamandala Bhavani Chidambaram Erode Karaikal Karur Kodumudi Kodagu Kudavasal Kumbakonam Kushalanagara Mannargudi Mandya Mayiladuthurai Mettur Mysore Nagapattinam Nannilam Papanasam Puhar Peralam Sakleshpur Sikkal Sirkali Srirangam Srirangapatna Swamimalai Talakad Talakaveri Thanjavur Tharangambadi Tirunallar Thiruvaiyaru Thiruvarur Thiruveezhimizhalai Tiruchirapalli Vaitheeswarankoil

Riparian states and territories	Karnataka Kerala Puducherry Tamil Nadu

v t e Hydrography of Karnataka

Rivers	Amarga Amarja Arkavathy Bhadra Chakra Chitrvathi Dandavathi Gangavalli Ghataprabha Gurupura Hemavati Honnuhole Kabini Kali Kaveri Kedaka Krishna Kubja Kumaradhara Lakshmana Tirtha Malaprabha Manjira River Netravati Palar Panchagangavalli Papagni Penner Ponnaiyar Shambavi Sharavathi Shimsha Souparnika Tunga Tungabhadra Varada Varahi Vedavathi Vrishabhavathi

Waterfalls	Abbey Barkana Chunchanakatte Devaragundi Godchinamalaki Gokak Hebbe Irupu Jaladurga falls Jog Kalhatti Kuchikal Magod Mallalli Muthyalamaduvu Sathodi Shivanasamudra or Cauvery Shivganga Unchalli Vajrapoha Varapoha

Lakes	Harangi Hebbal Hesaraghatta Honnamana Kere Krishna Raja Sagara Kukkarahalli Pampa Sarovar Shanti Sagara Thippagondanahalli Vibhutipura

Beaches	Gokarna Kapu Kudle Maravanthe Tannirbhavi Trasi

Dams	Almatti Basava Sagar Bhadra Dam Kadra Kodasalli Linganamakki Mari Kanive Supa

See also	Kerala Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra

Coordinates: 12°34′N 76°27′E / 12.567°N 76.450°E / 12.567; 76.450

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